Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS in Africa”, page 28
WATER: Poor Sanitation Killing Liberia’s Young
- Inter Press Service
Nineteen-year-old Beauty Phillips clutches her emaciated baby tightly to her chest. At seven months, Inga suffers from malnutrition.
ZAMBIA: Putting Waste to Work
- Inter Press Service
When Obed Mumba first came to the Zambian copper mining town of Ndola in search of work, it was still known reverently as 'Ku kalale' - the land of the white man. In the decades since, he has witnessed his Kabushi township outgrow the limited dreams of its planners.
DR CONGO: Urban Water Supply Needs Attention
- Inter Press Service
Kinshasa's population needs an estimated 700,000 cubic metres of water per day. The Régie de distribution des eaux (REGIDESO) produces only 425,000 cubic metres - vast neighbourhoods like Kitokimosi and Mpasa receive almost none of this water.
HEALTH-AFRICA: On ART Since Birth
- Inter Press Service
Seven-year-old Ntombi* frowns after swallowing the tablets her grandmother has given her. The HIV positive child has contracted multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB.
SWAZILAND: Help Sex Workers - Senator
- Inter Press Service
It is one of the world’s oldest professions, dating so far back that it is even mentioned in the Bible. But in the deeply cultural and religious country of Swaziland, Senator Thuli Msane stirred a hornet’s nest when she publicly challenged a new strict bill opposing prostitution.
RIGHTS-UGANDA: 'You Cannot Tell Me You Will Kill Me Because I’m Gay'
- Inter Press Service
The Ugandan government will put to death gay citizens repeatedly caught having sex and throw into jail those who touch each other in a 'gay' way, if a new proposed Bill becomes law.
LESOTHO: AIDS Orphans get Helping Hand
- Inter Press Service
Fifteeen-year-old Ntsebeng Tlokotsi* sighs with relief as she is given 140 dollars. Along with it she receives a bag of maize meal and cooking oil. It is a government handout, and she qualifies for this only because both her parents are dead.
AFRICA: Drug Subsidy Key to Anti-Malaria Effort
- Inter Press Service
Just three percent of malaria-infected children in Africa get World Health Organisation-recommended drugs. One expert has equated this to a death sentence for sick children.
AFRICA: Malaria Vaccine Draws Closer
- Inter Press Service
After 20 years of trials, scientists have announced they are on the threshold of discovering a malaria vaccine. Researchers warn that Africa may not be ready to make use of the vaccine should it be approved as expected within five years.
RIGHTS-MALAWI: Blame Game While Children Suffer
- Inter Press Service
Every morning 12-year-old Thomson Genti and his seven-year-old brother, Chifundo, emerge dirty and wretched from the squalor of their hideout behind the crowded shops in the commercial town of Limbe. It is the start of a day of begging, beatings from the older street boys and insults from passers-by.
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